Deidre - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Deidre \de(id)-re\ is a variant of Deirdre (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Deidre is "broken-hearted, sorrowful".

The baby name Deidre sounds like Deidrie, Deidra and Deedre. Other similar baby names are Derdre, Dedie, Dede, Dierdre, Diedre, Deirdra, Deedra, Dedra, Deadra, Deitra, Desyre and Desire.

Deidre is a very common first name for women (#871 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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